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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~* # ¤ ¨ # ¤ ¨ # ¤ LYING # ¤ ¨ # ¤ ¨ # ¤ ¨ *~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~~** # ¤ ¨ IN MY ROOM, # ¤ ¨ **~~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~~**# # ARMS FLOPPED OVER THE EDGE OF THE BED. #**~~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~~**## # ¤ ¨ SOMETHING POKING MY LEFT HAND, ##**~~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨~~**### # ¤ ¨ SOMETHING SLIMY, ###**~~¨¨¨
¨¨~~**#### # ¤ ¨ SLITHERING AROUND THE FINGERS, ####**~~¨¨
¨~~**##### # ¤ ¨ UP THE ARM. # ¤ ¨ #####**~~¨
¨¨~~**#### IS IT DRUG-FUELED APATHY? # ¤ ¨ ####**~~¨¨
¨¨¨~~**### # ¤ ¨ I DON'T MOVE THE ARM. ###**~~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~~**## # ¤ ¨ # ¤ ¨ # ¤ ¨ ##**~~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~~**# WHATEVER IT IS THAT'S TASTING ME, # ¤ ¨ #**~~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~~** IT MOVES FURTHER UP, # ¤ ¨ **~~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~* REACHES THE ARMPIT. # ¤ ¨ *~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~ I TURN MY HEAD TOWARD IT. # ¤ ¨ ~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ # ¤ ¨ LOOKS LIKE SEAGRASS. ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ # ¤ ¨ IT'S KINDA CUTE. # ¤ ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ # ¤ ¨ # ¤ ¨ # ¤ ¨ ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~ # ¤ ¨ ONCE IT'S UP MY NECK AND ON MY ~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~* FACE, I BITE IT. # ¤ ¨ *~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~~** # ¤ ¨ THE TEXTURE IS LIKE THAT OF A **~~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~~**# JUICY # ¤ ¨ GRAPE, #**~~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~~**## # ¤ ¨ AND THE SQUISH TASTES LIKE SWEET ##**~~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨~~**### # ¤ ¨ # ¤ ¨ CUCUMBER. ¨ ###**~~¨¨¨
¨¨~~**#### # ¤ ¨ IT'S VERY GOOD. # ¤ ¨ AND I # ¤ ¨ ####**~~¨¨
¨~~**##### SUCK MORE OF IT IN. # ¤ ¨ #####**~~¨
¨¨~~**#### # ¤ ¨ CHEW IT. # ¤ ¨ ####**~~¨¨
¨¨¨~~**### # ¤ ¨ THE SEAGRASS DOESN'T SEEM TO MIND. ###**~~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~~**## # ¤ ¨ # ¤ ¨ # ¤ ¨ ##**~~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~~**# ¤ ~ APATHY GONE, I SIT UP. ¤ ~ #**~~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~~** ¤ ~ THE TENDRILS ARE STUCK UNDER ¤ ~ **~~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~* ¤ ~ MY SHIRT, ¤ ~ ENTERING BY THE ARM *~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~ AND EXITING THROUGH THE COLLAR. ¤ ~ ~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ ¤ ~ THIS MAKES IT HARD FOR ME TO PUSH ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ MORE OF IT IN MY MOUTH. ¤ ~ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ ¤ ~ I MAKE TO REMOVE THE SHIRT, BUT THE ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~ SEAGRASS FINALLY PROTESTS WHEN I TRY TO ~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~* MOVE MY LEFT ARM. ¤ ~ *~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~~** ¤ ~ SO - EATING IT IS OK, ¤ ~ **~~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~~**# ¤ ~ ¤ ~ MOVING IT IS NOT. ¤ ~ ¤ ~ #**~~¨¨¨¨¨
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